The Brunswick High School Speech and Debate Team is pleased to invite you to an MFA All Events Tournament on December 13, 2014.

Registration deadline: 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 10 via Tabroom.com.
Judge hire request deadline: 6:00 p.m. Thursday, December 11 via Tabroom.com.

Registration

Registration must be completed through Tabroom.com by 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 10.

Drops

Drops and changes will be accepted until Friday, December 12 at 6:00 p.m. Invoices will be prepared at that time. Late adds after registration closes will be accepted a the tournament director’s discretion with a $10 nuisance fee. Saturday drops after 8 a.m. will be assessed an additional charge of $10 per student.

Call or text the MFA hotline (207-370-4632) Saturday morning once you are en route to the tournament to confirm your team and judge attendance. Drops communicated prior to arrival will be waived the $10 penalty.

Entry Fees

• $7.00 per entry (New schools $3.50)
• Teams (Duo and PF) are two entries ($14)
• Ensemble is $21 (max)

Entry fees will be capped at $140 per event or $210 per school entering multiple events.

Events

• LD: 3 levels, if numbers allow
• PF: 2 levels, if numbers allow
• Congressional Debate: Senate and 2 Houses, if numbers allow
• Speech: All categories; double entry allowed

Novice level is for students competing in their first year of high school forensics (i.e. first year competitors).

JV level is primarily for second-year competitors, but also first year competitors who have enjoyed success.

Varsity level is for competitors with more than one year of experience who wish to try a higher level of competition.

Debate Topics

LD November/December resolution

Resolved: The “right to be forgotten” from Internet searches ought to be a civil right.

PF December resolution

Resolved: For-profit prisons in the United State should be banned.

Congress

The docket will be posted no later than one week prior to the tournament.

Judge Requirements

Help the meet run smoothly and fairly by supplying your required, trained judges, including unaffiliated, in accordance with MFA rules.

Note judge conflicts or shadow needs in your judge registration on Tabroom.com. Email the tournament host for any complex judge situations. Remember a parent cannot judge the category in which their child is competing.

Fractional entries round up (i.e. three LD entries = 2 judges). Third, fifth, and seventh judge must be neutral for Speech, LD, PF.

• LD: one judge for every 2 LD entries
• PF: one judge for every 2 teams
• Speech or Congressional Debate: one judge for every 5 entries

Judges are expected to be available for ALL rounds of competition. Fines will be assessed for judges departing early unless cleared through Tabulation.

Hiring Judges

There will be a limited number of extra judges available for hire. Fees for purchasing judges will be $60 per judge.

Have all your judges finalized by 6:00 p.m. Friday, December 12. Submit requests to hire judges via Tabroom.com by 6:00 p.m. Thursday, December 11. Email hire requests will be sent to the spam mailbox.

If you have extra judges, contact the Tournament Director so the judge can be added to the judge hire pool.

Timers

Please have judges bring some sort of timer/stopwatch. There are no extra timers..

Food

Breakfast items, lunch and snacks will be on sale for students in the cafeteria. If students do not want to purchase food, they should bring lunch and snacks. Students should not leave the school.

Complimentary breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snacks will be provided for coaches and judges.

Awards

Sweeps for division A, B, and C schools: Top three places. Divisions to be determined on the morning of the tournament based on school registrations.

Individual awards for first through third in each category, and honorable mention as determined by the Tournament Director.

Tabulation of awards follows standards adopted by MFA.

Schedule

8:00-8:30 Registration (arrive early, please)
8:45 Judges meeting in Judges’ Lounge; Student welcome in Cafeteria
9:15 Rounds begin following briefings
4:30 Awards (sooner if possible)

Student Lounge: Cafeteria. Students are asked to remain in the cafeteria when not in rounds.

Judges Lounge: Home Economics rooms. Look for signs directing you to the left of the school..

Tabulation Room: Library at main entrance.

Awards: Auditorium

Directions

Brunswick High School, 116 Marquoit Rd, Brunswick, ME

We look forward to welcoming you to the Brunswick All Events Tournament!

Rick Wilson, Kris Deveau, Madeline Davis, and the Brunswick Team